Getting to the Heart of Our Obsessive and Compulsive Struggles
by Mark DeJesus
Obsessions and Compulsions Don’t Have to Rule Your Life
Many are finding themselves under the clutches of disturbing thoughts and emotions that keep showing up in their mind. They get lost in how to deal with these troublesome thoughts that demand for their attention.
While obsessions and compulsions are not a new struggle, the term OCD is fairly new. Yet for a long time, many have mistaken this challenging mental health battle as one of cleanliness and strict order. It goes far deeper than that.
Mark DeJesus found himself locked in the trenches of OCD, but did not even realize it for a long time. This book uncovers many chapters of his life where he had to recognize how obsessions and compulsions influenced his life and how to walk in greater freedom and healing.
It seems our world is becoming more obsessive and compulsive. With increasing anxiety, stress and worry, there are many who are secretly wrestling with intrusive disturbances in their thoughts that are stealing their peace.
The good news is that obsessive compulsive struggles do not have to own the final answer on your journey. Mark is living proof that you do not have to remain under the weight of OCD your whole life.
This book is a blueprint of his journey getting to the heart of the struggle that has helped many to make sense of what they battle with and how to embrace their own journey of healing.
While the principles Included in The OCD Healing Journey can apply to any form of OCD, there is special insight provided for religious OCD, scrupulosity, relationship OCD and aspects of obsessive-compulsive struggles that interfere with healthy relationship communication.
What This Book Can Provide:
- Examples that you may relate to on how OCD impacts people’s lives and what it often does in our thoughts and actions.
- Getting to the underlying distortions that fuel OCD.
- Identifying and working through how we relate to our thoughts in ways that can lead into healthier patterns.
- Working through areas of the heart that need healing and learning to develop new responses to obsessions.
- Encouragement and insight to let you know that you are not alone and there is hope for your mental health journey.
Book Table of Contents:
This book is also packed with questions for discussion and consideration as you process the material.
01: The Journey Starts Here
02: The Disturbance of OCD
03: OCD and Me
04: 10 Common Traps that Hinder the OCD Healing Journey
05: The Problem is Not the Problem
06: OCD Distortion #1: “Just Right But Never Enough”
07: OCD Distortion #2: “Yeah But, What If…”
08: OCD Distortion #3: “You’re Fired!”
09: OCD Distortion #4: “The Sky is Falling!”
10: OCD Distortion #5: “I Must Do Something!”
11: OCD Distortion #6: “I Gotta Keep it Together!”
12: OCD Distortion #7: “I Don’t Know What I Am Feeling”
13: OCD and Life Transitions
14: Getting to the Heart of OCD
15: Compulsion Withdrawals and the Addiction Factor
16: A New Battle Response to Thoughts
17: A More Fruitful Thought Life
18: When Obsessions Get Religious
19: The Root System of Scrupulosity and Religious OCD
20: Relationship OCD and Romance
21: OCD and How You Relate to Those Around You
22: Walking the OCD Healing Journey
23: My Daily Recommendations
Prayer for Those Struggling with OCD
Prayer Over Your Biology
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